RFC - 4311

IPv6 Host-to-Router Load Sharing

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4311.txt
Authors:	R. Hinden [Nokia], D. Thaler [Microsoft]
Date:	November 2005
Category:	Proposed Standard

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Updates:
RFC-2461draft	Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6) (Updated by RFC-4311prop)

Referred by:	0 RFC
Refers to:	5 RFC

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Status

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).

Abstract

The original IPv6 conceptual sending algorithm does not do load sharing among equivalent IPv6 routers, and suggests schemes that can be problematic in practice. This document updates the conceptual sending algorithm in RFC 2461 so that traffic to different destinations can be distributed among routers in an efficient fashion.

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